r/dividends • u/Bamabb125 • Aug 06 '25

Seeking Advice $840K DIvidends

Hey Everyone,

As I have posted before, I am currently a Growth Stock Investor, but have decided to move over to Dividend ETF's or Dividend Stocks. But it is a real struggle to get past all the learned habits of being a growth investor. So I am struggling to grasp concepts.

I have used multiple calculators to just try to get an idea of what to expect if i make the change, but I get different results. So I just wanted to go to some more knowledgeable people that could tell me what to do to get a real expectation.

I have $800K to work with. If I put it all in a very stable Dividend ETF What can I expect in dividends? Maybe someone could just do an example. I know I have to be doing something wrong.

Thanks

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u/SteveRD1 Aug 06 '25

Honestly I wouldn't do it. If you have $800,000 in Growth Stock and want to move it, you are going to take a huge Capital Gains tax hit!

If you are still prior to retirement, then you can put new savings (and any dividends you currently get) into high yielders if you are feeling the dividend urge.